Travel Blogs from Augusta, United States

the tick war has begun! ticks are disgusting creatures that can give you lyme disease, but even if they dont do that they bite you and suck your blood. and they are everywhere in maine, yay! i got bitten by one today which was just brilliant. thankfully ...

so time for a little more detail. well camp is really cool. im living with 6 other girls at the moment. there is malin from sweden, imogen from england, natalie from the valley (ie la!), aliena and katie from new zealand and johanna from new york. my ...

My first stop today was to the Maine State Historical Museum. I would have to say that it is one of the more impressive state museums I've encountered. The building was very large and exhibits extended onto multiple floors. There were ...

... looks at me sideways, shrugs, and says "Be safe on your flights". WHEW!!!
So now I'm in Hattiesburg and New Augusta with one of my coworkers. We're running some efficiency tests on equipment. Tedious work, but there's always a ...

... state.
Date: March 15, 1820
State Nickname: Pine Tree State
Key Words: Pine, Trading, Textile, Fishing, Shipbuilding, Lumbering
Augusta was settled in 1628 when some men from Plymouth established a trading post. Today, although 39 miles from the ...

... from Lennox, Georgia. All great fun to talk to! After lunch I did a little shopping and then we hit the road to Augusta to see Josh and his girlfriend, Shannon. Along the way we took a detour through Statesboro to see Georgia Southern University. It was ...

I guess I should start with where I left off in April. I was in Sweden still traveling. Well in June the EU kicked me out (according to the rules I could only be there three months) so I returned to the US intending to return to work (yes, go ahead and ...

... Jackson, Henry Ford, Robert Lincoln, and Harvey Firestone stayed at the building when it was owned by the founder of Augusta (James Oglethorpe). The owners have done well to incorporate period style furnishings to maintain the look and feel of ...

so ... im here!!! two days travel later and ive finally got here! its really beautiful here. there isnt very many people yet, there are two other horseriding counsellors here. one from england and one from sweden, they are all really nice. there are a ...

... up the following morning and Alan wanted to get some souvenirs from Augusta for his golfing mates but there is a licence permit that only Augusta national golf course can sell these, the shop is in the clubhouse of the course, so off we go back there..... ...

... , when one of his fellow players, aged 75 by the way, hit one in on a par 3. That alone will make Ken's Augusta experience memorable! Besides being home to the Masters I really had no idea what else Augusta had to offer. I was confident ...

... , jellies and syrup made from the fruit she grows, offers perfect gifts for the folks back home. Dells mill, 3 miles north of Augusta, was a highlight of our trip, other than visiting relatives, of course. Built in 1864, early farmers used the mill ...

... and headed back to the fort, where we managed to catch a free guided tour. Construction of Fort Knox, (not the UnitedStates Bullion Depository, Kentucky), started in 1844 and finished in 1869, but it was still not complete. The fort contains mounts for ...

... huge. This town was founded in 1736 so the houses reflect this. Big porches on huge sections of land. Augusta is right beside the mighty Sahvana River. This meant back in the day it would flood seasonally. Now days ...

Well after running a few errands in Augusta I headed to the airport to catch my flight to Dallas, Texas with four folks from work. We got out of the Augusta airport without any issues which was a pleasant surprise. When we finally landed in Dallas we ...

... a gas cap meant waiting around in the hotel until places started to open. I started calling around to the Harley dealerships near Augusta. The closest one wasn't sure if they had a gas cap or not and suggested I call L-A HD in Lewiston, ME ...

Surprise! We're back out there again... Our friends Sus' and David invited us up to Gibson Reservoir for a night's rest...so to speak. Sus's daughter Becca and her two daughters, Ella and Harper came along. Need I add Murphy the dog? Of ...

So, I have just about two days left before I'm headed to Rome and it's just now starting to feel real to me. All of the anxiousness and excitement I've hidden for the past few months is finally spilling out. Before, I ...

... off and put on every single item of clothing I had and even then it was barely bearable. Getting to the hotel in Augusta was a relief because I could warm up. After checking in at the Best Western (no preferred motorcycle parking) and taking a few ...

... not see above 2500 feet anyway. Millinocket is near I 95 so we took that highway down to Augusta for the day following the Penobscot River. We were surprised that Augusta's old waterfront had not been developed as nicely as some ...

... " so I had high hopes. Those hopes were the only thing that got my padded ass back on that bike after I saw Augusta's lovely Bed and Breakfasts. I really hate tents. I respect the idea of a tent. I recognize the portable ...

G'day guys Well what an exciting morning it was today, well last night actually.I woke up to go to the bathroom, I knew we were scheduled for snow at 1am. I peeked out the window and the whole place was covered in snow! It was falling ever so peacefully. ...

Trav Paine and Dick Gayle, long-time travel explorers, depart their homes in Augusta, Georgia for a trip to Panama City and Cartagena. Old college fraternity brothers at the University of Georgia, we have enjoyed adventure trips in the past, including ...